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Get the Jouars-Pontchartrain, Ile-de-France local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The warning was in effect until 12:15, though thunderstorms over the southern half of the Lake are forecast to continue ... Boaters beware: Weather service issues marine warning, waterspouts ...
Lake Pontchartrain (/ ˈ p ɒ n tʃ ə t r eɪ n / PON-chə-trayn; [1] French: Lac Pontchartrain) is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of 630 square miles (1,600 km 2 ) with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 m).
Travel has again been slowed on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway outside New Orleans one day after numerous crashes caused by foggy conditions forced officials to close the span for hours.
The winds from the outer bands of Sally caused the south side of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to overflow its banks, flooding Lakeshore Drive. However, no serious damage was reported as the storm veered farther east than originally forecast. [44] Sally brought flooding to Mississippi, with the worst in Jackson County. At the peak of the ...
The large size and intensity of Katrina pushed ashore a storm surge of 15 to 19 ft (4.6 to 5.8 m), inundating the southern coast of Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans to St. Bernard Parish. Along the northern coast of the lake, the storm surge ranged from 12 to 16 ft (3.7 to 4.9 m), based on high water marks. Tidal gauges failed during the ...
In that event, the wind was predicted to come from the north as the storm passed, forcing large volumes of water from Lake Pontchartrain against the levees and possibly into the city. It was also forecast that the storm surge in Lake Pontchartrain would reach 14–18 feet (4.3–5.5 m), with waves reaching 7 feet (2.1 m) above the storm surge. [13]
Rain and wind from Tropical Depression Cristobal produced swells in Lake Pontchartrain, causing water to overflow and flood parts of Mandeville, Louisiana, on June 7 and 8, reports said.The storm ...